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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT L. SANFORD, No. 1:20-cv-00792-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING IN PART FINDINGS

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v. (Doc. 21) EATON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Robert L. Sanford filed this lawsuit against prison officials, alleging that they were deliberately indifferent to the serious risk of harm the coronavirus posed to him. The assigned magistrate judge recommended dismissing Plaintiff’s second amended complaint (Doc. 19, “SAC”) for failure to state a federal-law claim and declining jurisdiction over any state-law claims. (Doc. 21.) Plaintiff timely filed objections on September 9, 2021. (Doc. 24.) The SAC brings a conditions-of-confinement claim against Warden Cates and Chief Deputy Warden Schuyler of California Correctional Institution for their response to the COVID- 19 pandemic. The findings and recommendations found that although COVID-19 is an objectively substantial risk of serious harm, Plaintiff failed to…